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Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Lake George, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Lake George and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • Astronomy & Satellites ...
    • Whether using binoculars, a small telescope or the naked-eye, the Heavens-Above website can help you to find your way around the night-time sky. In addition to detailed sky charts, their website will help you find planets, asteriods, comets, satellites and their tracks across the sky.
    • To give accurate results, Heavens-Above requires the latitude and longitude of your location. As a starting point, when we link to Heavens-Above, we pass this GPS location for Lake George:
    • 38.979714, -105.357494
    • Once you're on the Heavens-Above website, you can improve its accuracy by giving a more precise longitude and latitude as your actual position.
    • The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Lake George
  • Waymarking ...
    • Looking for somewhere out of the ordinary? Find a unique place and want to share it with others? Then it's time to visit Waymarking.com:
    • Waymark.com

Communities Also Named Lake George ...

We found nine communities that share the name Lake George.

Within Colorado, the name Lake George is unique.

Beyond Colorado, we know of another nine communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these nine communities, seven are located in the United States and five are in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Florida
      • Putnam County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Florida community of Lake George [Putnam County].
    • Michigan
      • Clare County
      • This Lake George is located in Clare County and lies 1,107 miles [1,781.5 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Lake George that is located in Park County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clare County community of Lake George.
    • Minnesota
      • Hubbard County
      • This Lake George is located in Hubbard County and lies 770 miles [1,239.2 km]<2> to the northeast of the Lake George that is located in Park County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hubbard County community of Lake George.
    • New Brunswick
      • This Lake George lies 1,989 miles [3,201 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Lake George that is located in Park County.
    • New York
      • Warren County
      • This Lake George is located in Warren County and lies 1,661 miles [2,673.1 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Lake George that is located in Park County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Warren County community of Lake George.
    • Nova Scotia
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Nova Scotia community of Lake George.
    • Wisconsin
      • Columbia County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Wisconsin community of Lake George [Columbia County].
      • Kenosha County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Wisconsin community of Lake George [Kenosha County].
      • Oneida County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Wisconsin community of Lake George [Oneida County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Lake George ...

As we travel, we always see a community with a name that gives pause. While there are names which are interesting or familiar, some catch our attention or strike our fancy. We always wonder about such a name. If time permits and the community is not too far, we'll usually try to make a side-trip.

  • Cascade
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
  • Cripple Creek
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Deckers
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deckers have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deckers
    • Deckers is located in Douglas County
  • Divide
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Divide have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Divide
    • Divide is located in Teller County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Divide <3>
  • Glen Cove
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glen Cove have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Cove
    • Glen Cove is located in Teller County
  • Goldfield
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldfield
    • Goldfield is located in Teller County
  • Green Mountain Falls
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Independence ‑ Historic
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Independence have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
    • Independence is located in Teller County
  • Snow Water Springs
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Snow Water Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Water Springs
    • Snow Water Springs is located in Jefferson County
  • Woodland Park
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodland Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Park
    • Woodland Park is located in Teller County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,151 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Woodland Park <3>

How Far From Lake George to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Lake George to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Lake George and extending to:

  • Fairplay, which is the Seat of Park County, lies 38 miles [61.2 km]<2> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Lake George to Fairplay, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take over two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
  • Denver, which is the State Capital of Colorado, lies 56 miles [90.1 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take over two days and walking would take most of three days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,514 miles [2,436.5 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 60 days and walking would take 86 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,927 miles [11,147.9 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,689 miles [12,374.2 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,618 miles [9,041.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Lake George. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Park County: www.parkco.us/

The official website for State of Colorado: https://www.colorado.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that Lake George could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Lake George) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Lake George. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.9797, Longitude: -105.3575       In this case, the coordinates for Lake George have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<5>While we have tried to pick reasonable speeds, the rate of travel is very theoretical - obstacles like fences, hills, lakes, river crossings and rest stops have been ignored. When we say 'Days' of travel, we're assuming 8 hours of travel per day.
<6>The shortest line can be visualized by stretching a string on a Globe from Point A to Point B - this is known as a Great Circle Route. Where you might expect the shortest route from Lake George to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 326.732 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 325.198 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 318.251 degrees.




 

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